Go on.Take what you know of poetryCalm your mindFind new pockets hidden within, tucked deep in fascia, in behind rib cage, past solar plexusClose eyes, seeJust SEE from this moment outwardLook life in the sea-green eyesLift the globe, peer underLook beyond your past – the tangled sheets of childhood, the sweaty hair plastered on head,the bad dreams, the broken shattered milk glass on the linoleum kitchen floorThe feeling of never enoughThe father who turned the lights off on you and left you in the darkThe mother who just couldn’tLook past all of that, or look deepSo deep into it that it shimmers, sparkles like a million suns on the oceanGo on.Turn it upside down, spin in from black widow into storyInto trailblazer or scoundrel or goddess or Greek mythStrap on those gold sandalsPack your stories into your golden wings,Let poems blink your eyes open more, more, moreGo on.Take what you know of poetryFind the stillness between each lineSee how you feel after words like ‘zither’ or ‘tremble’ or ‘abandoned’ stop reverberating in your heartSit, be messy; a little or a lot messyLet life beacon youListen for that inner directiveThe words that call and jump off the page, that scream between the stillness of each lineExpect moreCast out bold, electric daring wordsAnd wait…As the universe conspires to assist you